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End of Days was a special one-off three-part serial forming the fifth season of Leftover. It was written by Russell T Davies & Jane Espenson and directed by Rachel Talalay.
Synopsis
On the same day across the Earth, the concept of death is suddenly nullified when it is found that people who have suffered mortal wounds or fatal diseases are unable to die. This is initially seen as a religious miracle, but the absence of deaths begins to strain medical resources and spread diseases around the globe; the world's governments estimate that unless something is done, the world will be unable to sustain the population growth within four months.
Katie and the Leftover team must do all they can to resolve the situation, however, someone wants them out of the way and for good...
Plot
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Cast
- Katie Tollinger - Julia Sawalha
- Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
- Jo Jones - Katy Manning
- Liz Shaw - Caroline John
- Sammy Thompson - Laurie Holden
- Angela Jensen M.P - Jacqueline Pearce
- Dr Benjamin Henrick - John Banks
- President Daniel F. Harvey - JK Simmons
- His Excellency Asu Horou - George Takel
- Chancellor Marcel Schoenberg - Christoph Waltz
- Président Jean-Christophe Duchamp - Mathieu Amalric
- President Moslok Palovich - Gothried John
- His Excellency Harold Gerrard - Michael Ironside
- President Nereou Di Sauntai- Joseph Long
- Ale - Brian Blessed
- Lois Habiba - Cush Jumbo
- Bridget Spears - Susan Brown
- Major General Winifred Bambera - Angela Bruce
- Dekker - Ian Gelder
- Doctor Madison - Sophia Meyles
- Recovery Worker - Ashley Hunt
- Paramedic - Emmanuel Ighadaro
- Barmaid - Libby Liburd
- Guard - Quill Roberts
- Professor - Robin Sachs
- Dr. Juarez - Arlene Tur
- News Reporters - Jessica Matthews, Jackie Torres, Lachele Carl
- The Doctor - David Suchet
Crew
- Based Upon Doctor Who Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber
- Created by Terrance Dicks and Barry Letts
- Director of Photography - Stuart Biddlecombe
- Production Designer - Gregory S. Melton
- Visual Effects - Zoic Studios
- Make-Up - Ankaraj Eden
- Casting Director - John Frank Levey & Andy Pryor
- Music - John Debney
- Costume Designer - Glenne Campbell
- Edited by - William Oswald
- Special Effects - Garnet Harry
- Mitahi created by David Renwick
- Vex created by Marc Platt and Ira Steven Behr
- For Barry
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Background Information
Development
- After the cancellation of Leftover in 2005, original creators, Terrance Dicks and Barry Letts, were furious, as they believed the show had been cancelled for no proper reason.
- In early 2008, Dicks and Letts met with Doctor Who's producer, Gary Russell, and executive producer, Ira Steven Behr, to discuss the chance of reviving Leftover in some form and they especially pushed for a movie.
- Initially these proposals were rejected out of hand but later that year, they came to an agreement to include Leftover in the season finale of Doctor Who that year, 'Mad World', Russell insisted that this was for the purposes of the story more than anything.
- For a while, that seemed, to Dicks and Letts, that was it however in 2009, Barry Letts, passed away and his passing started discussing with both the BBC and CBS about making another series of Leftover in some form, especially with how 'Mad World' had turned out, however 'Mad World' had not aired yet so their was still some worry about the reaction to Leftover in it.
- The day after 'Mad World' aired, Dicks met with Russell, Behr, the BBC Representatives and CBS's Representatives to discuss making a one-off serial and eventually it was decided that they'd produce one as a last send off to Leftover and for it to be dedicated to the memory of Barry Letts.
Pre-Production
- In late 2009, former Doctor Who script editor, Russell T Davies, signed on to helm the project as writer.
- At the same time, Rachel Talalay, the breakthrough director of 'Brave New Town', signed on as director.
- As well as this, soon after, Julia Sawalha, Elisabeth Sladen, Katy Manning, Caroline John, Bonnie Langford and John Banks were signed on to reprise their respective roles.
- Later, in early 2010, the rest of the cast were signed on including Jacqueline Pearce, Angela Bruce, J.K. Simmons, and David Suchet.
Production
- Filming began in late March 2010 on location in Los Angeles.
Post-Production
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Reaction
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Story Notes
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Continuity
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Home Video Releases
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